ChargevsChartTell them apart

Which to use

“Charge” and “Chart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,588
“Charge” frequency rank
#25,086
“Chart” frequency rank
53674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Charge Chart
Definition ein Teilbestand an Produkten, die in einem Produktionsgang gefertigt worden sind und damit identische Merkmale in Bezug auf den Fertigungszeitpunkt und die Produktqualität aufweisen eine Liste von Hits, die nach deren Beliebtheit sortiert ist

Where the eye mixes Charge and Chart

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Charge
5 ch
Chart

Why the eye confuses Charge with Chart

A purely visual mix-up. Charge ([ˈʃaʁʒə]) and Chart ([t͡ʃaʁt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Charge is recorded at frequency rank #28,588, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaʁʒə]. Chart is at rank #25,086, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃaʁt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 53674, this pair ranks #1,048,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Charge vs Chart

Shared letters: achr. Private to "Charge": eg. Private to "Chart": t.

"Charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Chart" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Chargecahrge · ccharge · chagre · chareg · chargge · charrge · chharge · chrage
  • Chartcahrt · cchart · charrt · chartt · chatr · chhart · chrat · hcart

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Charge" and "Chart" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃaʁʒə] versus [t͡ʃaʁt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Charge" or "Chart" show up more?
"Chart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,086 in our German list, against #28,588 for "Charge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Charge" and "Chart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Charge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Chart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,048,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Charge" and "Chart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs Chart". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,048,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list